The lives of women in medieval Europe are bought and sold for political ties or personal gain. It's a fact of Isolde's life. But her announced engagement comes just two days after the death of her childhood sweetheart and she believes her world is crumbling. Until she meets Tristan, the cousin of her husband to be. He's gentle, vulnerable, and nothing but loyal to his uncle. His growing feelings for Isolde begin to test those loyalties.
The closer Tristan and Isolde become, the harder a powerful threat tries to tear them apart and salvage the allowance between the the Irish lordship and the Cornish king.